New Research Links Mesothelioma with Geographic Location, According to Surviving Mesothelioma

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Scientists say where people live can affect their risk of getting mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma Risk Higher Near Asbestos Sites

This study is an important reminder that asbestos does occur naturally and can pose a risk to anyone...

Raleigh, NC (PRWEB)December 29, 2015

A new study conducted in Turkey finds that people living downwind of naturally-occurring asbestos are more than twice as likely to eventually contract the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma. Click here to read more about the new research on Surviving Mesothelioma.

Researchers with Dicle University in Diyarbakir, Turkey tracked the birthplaces of 180 mesothelioma patients in the region and found that most cases of mesothelioma occurred within 20 kilometers of asbestos sites.

In addition, the team found that people who lived within a 30 degree angle of the dominant wind direction had the highest mesothelioma risk.

“Although we tend to think of mesothelioma as a disease primarily affecting asbestos workers, this study is an important reminder that asbestos does occur naturally and can pose a risk to anyone who comes near it,” says Surviving Mesothelioma’s Managing Editor, Alex Strauss.